"Bodhyaya is one of the four important religious sites (Lumbini, Bodhgaya, Sarnath
and Kusinagar) of pilgrimage for the Buddhists. Of the four sites connected with the life
of Buddha, Bodhgaya occupies a place of pre-eminence for it was here that Sakyamuni
Gautama attained enlightenment and became `Buddha' - the awakened one. The event of
Buddha's enlightenment at Bodhgaya inspired artistic creative urge among the artists for
generations throughout the eastern world and to create art, architecture, frescoes as also
literary compositions of unsurpassed quality and rich variety.

An archaeological site museum was established here in the year 1956 to house the
antiquarian wealth that were found and excavated from around the vicinity of the temple
complex. The museum has a collection of Buddhist ranging from 1st century BCE to 11th
century CE. The book has been divided into two major sections; the introductory section
deals with the geography of the region and its significance, the antiquity of the region
and its significance, the antiquity of the sites, the temples and architectural remains,
the antiquities and their artistic merits in Indian context. The next part of the book
includes an illustrated descriptive catalogue of all the art objects (Acc. No.1-1575)
belonging to the site museum of the Archaeological Survey of India.

The present volume is for the first time provides a panorama of historical evolution of
Indian Art at Bodhgaya and also brings together all the art objects preserved in the
archaeological site museum in the form of the omprehensive illustrated catalogue. Hope,
the scholars, researchers as well as general readers will find the volume a useful
one."
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Contents

Vol. 1

Foreword

Acknowledgement

Preface

Introduction

Catalogue (Acc No. 1 - Acc No. 735)

Vol. 2

Foreword

Acknowledgement

Preface

Catalogue (Acc No. 736 - Acc No. 1575)

Epilogue

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

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